President of India to Visit Bihar, MP and Gujarat from Feb 25 to Mar 1

25 Feb 2025 CW Team

President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu, will embark on an official visit to Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, and Gujarat from February 25 to March 1, 2025.

On February 25, she will attend the centenary celebrations of Patna Medical College in Patna, Bihar.

On February 26, the President will participate in a mass wedding ceremony organized by Shri Bageshwar Jan Seva Samiti in Gadha, Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. Later that day, she will visit the Statue of Unity and witness the Narmada Aarti at Kevadia, Gujarat.

On February 28, she will grace the 3rd convocation of the National Forensic Sciences University in Gandhinagar and visit the Smritivan Earthquake Memorial in Bhuj.

The visit will conclude on March 1 with a trip to Dholavira, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

(PIB)

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